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Nov 17, 2022 | Attorney Article
Thomson Reuters Publishes Article Authored by Roger Barton, “How law firms can embrace the new emphasis on workplace culture”

Managing Partner Roger Barton was recently published by Thomson Reuters for his article, “How law firms can embrace the new emphasis on workplace culture.” The piece examines the shifting societal attitudes toward workplace culture and how law ...
Sep 3, 2021 | Blog
Off to the Cannabis Recreational-Use “Races” in the New York/New Jersey Region

In our most recent cannabis law blog, we highlighted New Jersey leapfrogging over New York in the “race” to establish a functional legal market for the recreational use of marijuana by its adoption of initial (but significant) rules to govern ...
Aug 25, 2021 | Blog
New Jersey Has Adopted Its First Set of Significant Rules to Guide the Cultivation, Manufacture, And Sale of Recreational Cannabis

In November 2020, New Jersey voters, by referendum, voted in favor of amending the New Jersey Constitution to legalize the personal use of marijuana and allow the state to create a market for regulated, recreational-use marijuana cultivation, ...
Aug 23, 2021 | Blog
Legalization of the Recreational Use of Cannabis in New York

In March, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (“MRTA”) into law, officially making New York the 16th State to legalize marijuana on a recreational use basis for all adults 21 and older. Since our prior update ...
Jul 27, 2021 | Blog
Supreme Court to Decide Whether the PSLRA’s Automatic Stay of Discovery in Securities Act Cases Applies in State Court Proceedings

On July 2, 2021, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Pivotal Software, Inc. v. Superior Court of California to decide whether the automatic discovery stay provided for in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA) applies in state ...
Oct 23, 2020 | Blog
What Businesses Receiving PPP Funds Need to Know About Changing Ownership

On October 2, 2020, the Small Business Association (SBA) issued a procedural notice providing information concerning the required procedures for changes of ownership of an entity that has received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds. The SBA ...
Sep 25, 2020 | Blog
Department of Justice Issues Advisory Opinion on FCPA Issue, Its First in Six Years

In August 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice released its first advisory opinion (the “Opinion”) in nearly six years relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). The Opinion suggests that payment by a U.S. company to a foreign ...
Jul 29, 2020 | Blog
Dealing with Bilateral Legacy Swap Transactions Post-LIBOR

The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) has been used extensively as a reference rate across a broad spectrum of financial products and instruments for decades. With potential exposure to LIBOR estimated to be more than $400 trillion, questions ...